Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist
Combining Science and Joyful Creativity
Back in November, I participated in Art Every Day month. I re-committed myself to doing something artsy every day. Even though I wasn’t entirely successful, I still enjoyed the process and truly benefited from the reminder to keep art alive in my life.
During November “15 minutes of art” became a daily task on my to-do list. I haven’t removed it.Continue reading “Remembering Art”
One of my resolutions for this year is to get back into working with the sword. The challenge is that I don’t have any good place to practice. I need an open space, and preferably one tall enough that I can swing a sword.
And longswords are a bit… long.
One of the challenges of making resolutions at the beginning of the year is that they almost always involve breaking old habits and starting new ones.
Old habits are loathe to die.Continue reading “Old Habits Die Hard”
Homebrewing is steadily becoming a bigger and bigger component of our home life. I’m not sure why I love brewing so much. I mean, I do love beer, but after two bottles I’m usually toast. So why on Earth would I want to brew it 50 bottles at a time?Continue reading “Brewing Central”
One of the multitude of challenges my husband and I face year in and year out is how best to spend our time and money on the multitude of home-improvement projects that are screaming for our attention. Our home is about 180 years old and is in need of repair and upkeep, which are obvious priorities. But we also have ideas for improving the house, and making it more suitable for our own needs and desires.Continue reading “Master Task List”
In the previous post I listed my New Year’s resolutions (and resettings). It’s a pretty substantial list. Naturally, one might ask how I intend to meet all those goals.
It won’t be easy, but in today’s technologically advanced society, there are tools to improve the likelihood of success.
For me, much of it depends on a massive to-do list. This list isn’t on a slip of paper in the kitchen. This list is web- and app-based, so it goes with me everywhere. Continue reading “Now, Make Them Stick”
As Devon Boorman aptly puts it here, my resolutions this year are mostly ‘resettings,’ with a few new things. Resetting involves returning to older goals, revising if needed, and starting over. Resolutions are for new things, and I have a few of those for the coming year as well.Continue reading “Resolutions and Resettings”
Phase one in our plot for world domination is complete.
Behind our home, for as long as we have lived here, there have sat nearly 60 acres of land going fallow. We’ve shrugged. It’s good for hunting, we supposed. Maybe someone could grow some crops there.Continue reading “No Time to Think Twice”
After several days in Florida, we’re reminded of all the plants and animals that we just don’t see in the North, that we took for granted when we lived here.
Continue reading “Plants and Animals that Don’t Live in Rochester (But I Kinda Wish They Did)”
We enjoyed a restful holiday today. The holiday was nearly entirely about our son. He had a fabulous time.
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist